[Dtb-talk] Braille Monitor in Daisy format

Fri May 1 19:05:05 UTC 2009

There are some advantages to DAISY even at just the simplest level of  
navigation, first you can move between the articles, second it can be  
placed as a single set of files into the player. You can bookmark  
sections and the player will remember where you are in the reading of  
each issue.

Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
gkearney at gmail.com

On 01/05/2009, at 11:33 AM, Jim Barbour wrote:

> Unless its been recently fixed, the NFB is not good at using a
> standard filename template, so its hard to automate the downloading of
> the mp3 files.
>
> I would love to see a sync'ed narrated/text version of the monitor,
> but as I understand Greg, this is labor intensive and so is not likely
> to appear.
>
> Without a synced version, I have a hard time seeing the benefit of
> using Daisy to navigate articles vs having each article in its own mp3
> file (which is how the NFB pubishes them)  I'm very curious how others
> how others compare these two types of navigation.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 11:20:52AM -0600, Brett Winches wrote:
>> Greg,  The mp3 files of the Monitor are posted on the website  
>> monthly.  I am not sure if the lead time is sufficient but think  
>> all publication is now synchronized to have multiple media out at  
>> the same time.  Good luck.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk- 
>> bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:16 AM
>> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Braille Monitor in Daisy format
>>
>> Thank you. In the case of the Braille Monitor and other such  
>> publications from the NFB we will need to arrange a more permanent  
>> arrangement with them for doing such production work moving  
>> forward. I believe that we have proved the worth of such however.
>>
>> Gregory Kearney
>> Manager - Accessible Media
>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>> 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
>> Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia
>>
>> Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
>> Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America)
>> Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696
>> Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only)
>> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
>>
>> On 01/05/2009, at 8:19 AM, Steve Cook wrote:
>>
>>> This is great!  I look forward to reading more material such as this
>>> in Daisy.  It is so much easier to navigate.
>>>
>>> Steve Cook
>>> Assistive Technology Specialist
>>> SC Commission for the Blind
>>> 1430 Confederate Avenue
>>> Columbia, SC 29201
>>> Phone: (803) 898-8788
>>> Fax: (803) 898-8882
>>> E-Mail: stcook at sccb.sc.gov
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-
>>> bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg Kearney
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:27 PM
>>> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
>>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] Braille Monitor in Daisy format
>>>
>>> We got permission to do this from the NFB national office. Here is a
>>> link to the Braille Monitor for May 2009 in DAISY format produced at
>>> the Association for the Blind of Western Australia.
>>>
>>> http://www.cucat.org/library/openbiblio/shared/biblio_view.php?bibid=7
>>> 9106&tab=opac
>>>
>>> We are using this to work out how to handle magazines and like
>>> materials.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gregory Kearney
>>> Manager - Accessible Media
>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
>>> 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
>>> Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia
>>>
>>> Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
>>> Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America)
>>> Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696
>>> Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only)
>>> Email: gkearney at gmail.com
>>>
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